2 total
Site plan application deemed complete; municipality cannot demand approval-level requirements at the completeness stage.
The applicant brought a motion for directions under s. 41(3.7) of the Planning Act to deem its site plan application complete.
The City of Guelph had refused to accept the application, arguing it was incomplete due to missing external agency clearances, lack of conformity with the Provincial Policy Statement, and the retroactive effects of the Official Plan Adjustments Act, 2023.
The Tribunal found that the City conflated the requirements for deeming an application complete with the requirements for granting site plan approval.
The Tribunal held that the applicant had provided all prescribed materials and that the City's additional demands at the completeness stage were unreasonable.
The motion was granted, and the application was deemed complete as of its submission date.
Tribunal approves revised Procedural Order and schedules partial Settlement Hearing for appeals of Guelph's Clair-Maltby Secondary Plan.
This was the fourth Case Management Conference regarding appeals of the City of Guelph's Official Plan Amendment No. 79 (Clair-Maltby Secondary Plan).
The parties reported substantial progress in settlement discussions and requested a partial Settlement Hearing.
The Tribunal approved a revised Procedural Order and Issues List, and scheduled a partial Settlement Hearing for January 25, 2024.
